The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 113 Confession! Showdown!
General Zuo's Mansion.

After Dong Min was ordered to be under house arrest by Dong Zhuo, he drank all day in his mansion, cried from time to time, and often started beating and scolding servants and smashing utensils. Everyone in the mansion was so frightened that they even walked more lightly than usual for fear of Dong Min's anger.

Holding a wine jug in his hand, Dong Min once again came to the hall where Li Ru lived.

"Wenyou! I am doing this for the good of the Grand Master! How could the Grand Master treat me like this?"

"I don't know what kind of drug the emperor gave to the Grand Tutor! Anyway, the Grand Tutor won't listen to me now! Could it be that I, the brother who has lived with the Grand Tutor for decades, am not as good as him, the emperor?"

Li Ru did not go to drink Dong Min's wine today.

He sat opposite and said, "General Zuo, don't you think you did something wrong?"

Dong Min couldn't believe it: "I did something wrong? I did it all for the sake of the Dong family? Why did I do something wrong?"

"Wenyou, do you know that during this period, the garrisons from various places have sent gifts to Chang'an?"

"In the past, only one gift was given to the Grand Tutor, but today many people prepared two gifts and sent one to the Emperor! Doesn't this prove that there is something wrong with the Emperor?"

Li Ru: "Has the emperor issued a clear order requiring those generals to send gifts?"

"No."

Li Ru: "Who has a higher position and is more important, the emperor or the grand master?"

"…Son of Heaven."

"Since the emperor's position is higher than that of the Grand Master, and he did not force those generals to give gifts, then what do you think is wrong with what the emperor did?"

Li Ru added: "In fact, according to etiquette, the generals were wrong to only respect the Grand Tutor and not the Emperor. Now they are just correcting this mistake, why did they make General Zuo so angry?"

Dong Min slammed the table: "Is this a matter of etiquette? Is this a matter of etiquette?"

"Why is Wenyou trying to evade me with the righteousness? What etiquette, what righteousness, what system... I don't care about any of this! I only know that if the emperor continues to grow like this, then my Dong family will inevitably follow the footsteps of the Huo Guang family in the past!"

Li Ru: "General Zuo means that he doesn't care about justice and just wants to suppress the emperor?"

"Exactly!"

"Why don't you go and tell the Grand Master?"

Dong Min was slightly stunned: "What did Wenyou say?"

Li Ru: "I say, since General Zuo just wants to suppress the emperor, why don't you speak directly to the Grand Tutor?"

"Since General Zuo claims that he is devoted to the Dong family, then isn't the Grand Master a member of the Dong family? Doesn't the Grand Master care about the Dong family?"

Dong Min's facial features wrinkled together.

"Doesn't this seem like an attempt to sow discord between the Grand Tutor and the Emperor?"

"You want to suppress the emperor, and at the same time make him feel grateful to the Grand Tutor... How can such a good thing happen in this world?"

Li Ru felt that Dong Min was not just stupid in some aspects.

Even more childish!

Why could Dong Min say such a life-and-death matter so easily?

The reason is that Dong Min never realized that what he did could lead to a fight that could break the Dong family's bones at any time.

If you suppress the emperor, you must be prepared to be retaliated by him.

If you don't even have this little preparation, and get drunk and cry when things don't go your way, how can you ever accomplish anything great?

Dong Min stammered, "It's not that exaggerated... I just want to inherit my brother's authority and continue to maintain this situation. I really have no intention of going against the emperor."

……

Li Ru was speechless.

Poor Dong Zhuo, he was a hero in his life, but he had such a stupid brother.

"The emperor is getting stronger and stronger, and the Grand Master is getting older and older. How can the current situation be maintained?"

"Your Majesty can now accommodate the Grand Master, but why does General Zuo think that Your Majesty can accommodate you?"

"Besides... General Zuo, what did you just say about taking over the authority of the Grand Master?"

Dong Min was sweating profusely under Li Ru's pressure: "It means... taking over the authority of the Grand Tutor."

"Is General Zuo ready?"

"What preparation?"

"It's a disgrace to the Grand Master's preparations!"

Dong Min jumped up, looking completely panicked: "Wenyou, what are you talking about? How could I possibly offend the Grand Tutor? What on earth are you talking about? I absolutely don't have such an idea!"

Li Ru sighed again.

It seems like he is lamenting that he finally has someone to chat with, but this person turns out to be a fool...

"General Zuo, a man's whole life is all about power and wealth."

"Now that the Grand Master has not passed away, you have already begun to covet his power... What do you want the Grand Master to think? Do you want him to think that you want to seize his inheritance because he has no children?"

"Absolutely not!"

Dong Min has begun to regret.

You clearly know that Li Ru is not normal, why do you still come to look for Li Ru?
If any word of Li Ru's words today were to get out, Dong Min would be in danger of death!
Dong Min is now completely panicked.

"Wenyou! You can't hurt me! But I really don't know what to do now! Please help me! Please help me for the sake of our past relationship?"

I remember that the last time Dong Min walked out of this door, he arrogantly said that he would thank Li Ru with the positions of three dukes and nine ministers.

But now, he was asking Li Ru to save him in such a humbly manner, which was really ironic.

"I have already told General Zuo about my plan."

Li Ru stood up, intending to see the guest off.

"General Zuo, do you know why you regard His Majesty as a thorn in your side, but the Grand Tutor does not have so many suspicions about His Majesty?"

"Is the relationship between the Grand Tutor and His Majesty really deeper than the relationship between the Left General and the Grand Tutor?"

Dong Min was stunned: "Why?"

"Because Your Majesty has never concealed anything from the Grand Master, and has always been frank and has a clear conscience."

"The Grand Master has been able to reach his current position with a humble body, so he is not a stupid person."

"If you want to win over the Grand Master, all you have to do is put your heart into it."

Li Ru didn't know whether Dong Min could understand what he said.

But he had already told Dong Min everything he needed to say, which was already worthy of the fine wine Dong Min had sent him these days.

……

“Just be careful?”

Dong Min seemed to understand, but also seemed not to understand.

After leaving Li Ru, Dong Min pondered alone: ​​"Is Wenyou asking me to understand his brother's feelings?"

But after so many years, Dong Zhuo had already left Dong Min far behind. Sometimes, even when Dong Zhuo sat in front of him, Dong Min had no idea what his brother was thinking.

"Why don't we ask Cai Zhonglang?"

Dong Min couldn't figure out Dong Zhuo.

But Cai Yong was a well-known confidant of the Grand Tutor.

If he could get information from Cai Yong, he might be able to bring the Grand Tutor back to his own camp.

Dong Min thought about it and went to Cai Yong's residence.

"You said that Cai Zhonglang was just summoned to the palace by the emperor?"

"Exactly."

Dong Min was struck by lightning!

But the next moment, it was ecstasy!

"This is a God-given opportunity!"

Cai Yong, a close friend of Dong Zhuo, was summoned to the palace by the emperor? In addition, so many Xiliang generals presented gifts to the emperor... all these things, wouldn't it make Dong Zhuo suspicious of the emperor?

Dong Min immediately asked the driver to turn around -

"Go to the Grand Master's residence now! I have something important to report!"

……

After visiting Dong Bai, Dong Zhuo returned to his palace alone.

Lying on the couch, Dong Zhuo tossed and turned.

The emperor...

white……

The emperor...

white……

The appearance of the two people always lingered in Dong Zhuo's mind, making him dare not make a decision easily.

"It's a pity that there is no one in the clan who can be used to entrust Bai to!"

What Dong Zhuo was thinking about at this moment was the matter of Dong Bai.

Time is ruthless.

Perhaps it is sometimes difficult to detect one's own aging.

But for a young man like Dong Bai, changes are happening almost every day.

After Dong Zhuo returned from the expedition, he discovered that Dong Bai seemed to have grown taller, with more delicate features. She was almost shedding her childish look and was about to bloom.

Although he was reluctant, Dong Zhuo knew that he would have to entrust Dong Bai to someone else in the future.

It is not the behavior of qualified parents to spoil children without paving the way for their future.

But Dong Zhuo had no confidence.

Who should I entrust her to so that she can continue to love and care for her as much as I do?

And just having this thought is not enough.

You also have to be able to protect Dong Bai well.

For example, Cai Yan married Wei Zhongdao from Hedong, but she died within a few days... Dong Zhuo didn't want Dong Bai to experience such a situation.

Love Dong Bai, take care of Dong Bai, and protect Dong Bai...

Dong Zhuo knew that there were countless young talents, but there was no one who could take on this important task.

After choosing and choosing, Dong Zhuo only had one candidate left in his mind!
But Dong Zhuo was still a little hesitant about that person.

"It's a pity that there is no one in the tribe! If I could protect Bai, why would I bother so much?"

Just when he was feeling sad, a waiter suddenly came in and reported that Dong Min wanted to see him.

"What is he doing here? Didn't I put him under house arrest? Doesn't he even want to listen to me?"

Thinking about Dong Bai was annoying enough! And Dong Min just happened to bump into me!
Dong Zhuo had originally not planned to meet him, but when he thought that Dong Min was his own flesh and blood after all, he waved his hand impatiently, signaling to let Dong Min in.

"I want to see what he can say today!"

When Dong Zhuo saw Dong Min coming in, he was about to give him a lecture, but he noticed some tears on his face.

At this moment, the harsh words turned into caring for his family: "How can a man cry so easily? Is there anyone in Chang'an who dares to bully you?"

At this moment, Dong Zhuo seemed not to be the powerful Han Dynasty Prime Minister, but to have become Dong Zhongying who always protected his younger brother when he was in his teens and twenties.

"Brother!"

On the way here, Dong Min carefully thought about Li Ru's words twice.

He finally realized that Li Ru did not ask him to guess Dong Zhuo's intentions, but it was very simple - don't hide it from Dong Zhuo!

Say whatever you want!
Could it be possible that my brother could kill me?
What's more, he was considering the Dong clan. Would Dong Zhuo blame him for not sinking because of this?

"Brother! No one is bullying my Dong family now, but I am afraid that sooner or later, my Dong family will encounter an unexpected event!"

"What nonsense!"

Dong Min wiped his tears: "Isn't it?"

"Brother, do you know that everyone in Chang'an City is praising the emperor's virtues?"

"Not only did he implement benevolent policies, he was also able to defeat the enemy army. He is a leader who is both civil and military! Don't you have any fear of such rumors, brother?"

"besides!"

"People like Lu Bu and Niu Fu have begun to get close to the emperor. Even Li Jue, Han Sui, Xu Rong and other old subordinates of the Grand Master have begun to send gifts to the emperor! With such prestige, don't you feel a little scared, brother?"

"Now that my brother is still alive, it's easy to say! But if my brother is gone one day, and all of his former subordinates like the Grand Master go to support the emperor, what will happen to our Dong family?"

"Brother, you have also read history books! Huo Guang married his daughter Huo Chengjun to the emperor and made her the empress, but didn't he exterminate the entire Huo family afterwards? He showed no mercy at all!"

"I am not very smart, but I know the truth of learning from history! If the emperor continues to grow stronger, my Dong family will be in danger!"

Dong Min, confess everything that's in your mind!

His fear of the emperor and his worries about his clansmen were all revealed to Dong Zhuo!
No hiding at all!
There is not a trace of selfishness!
But precisely because of this, it is the most deadly!
The thing that Dong Zhuo was most reluctant to think about and could not think about was abruptly brought up by Dong Min and placed in front of Dong Zhuo.

Dong Min lowered his head, tears still flowing from his eyes.

He has said everything!

If Dong Zhuo still has no fear of the emperor, then Dong Min will never interfere in this matter or stir up trouble in the future!

……

……

Dong Zhuo was silent for a long time, and no one knew what he was thinking.

It's like a mountain shrouded in clouds and mist, making it completely unpredictable.

"Is Shuying making a big deal out of nothing?"

"Fengxian and Liangbi are not close to the emperor. They just studied war chess in the North Palace before, which is why they came into contact with the emperor."

"It's not surprising that those generals presented gifts. Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and it is their duty to send some gifts to the palace."

Dong Zhuo was looking for excuses for Liu Xie.

But Dong Min had clearly heard the hesitation in Dong Zhuo's words!
"What about Cai Yong?"

Dong Min added the last straw that broke the camel's back -

"What about Cai Zhonglang?"

"Brother, do you know that Cai Zhonglang has been summoned to the emperor's palace and is discussing something with him?"

"Everyone close to my brother has been won over by the emperor... If the emperor also wants to do the same thing as Wang Yun in the past, how should my brother respond?"

Although Wang Yun was dead, he always remained like a poisonous thorn in Dong Zhuo's heart.

In the past, Wang Yun was gradually winning over people close to Dong Zhuo, hoping to form a force to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

Although Dong Zhuo didn't believe that the emperor would do such a thing.

But it has to be admitted that Dong Min's words did stir up Dong Zhuo's old wounds, making him recall those heart-wrenching memories again.

"You mean, Bo Ji is having a secret meeting with the emperor right now?"

"Exactly! Maybe the Shangshu Ling named Jia Xu is also with them!"

Dong Zhuo finally couldn't sit still anymore.

He stood up and walked straight outside.

"I will go to the Emperor's palace quietly now."

"If they really do something like that, then..."

Well, it really can’t be Dong Zhuo’s fault.

(End of this chapter)